Guard for guy wires and the like



Jan. 22, 19 35.

B. M. SMALLEY 1,988,667

GUARD 'FOR GUY WIRES AND THE LIKE Filed July 15, 1951 461. or" edges" in thet'part' the Patented Jan. 22, 1935 and'other similar rod -li-ke cbjectsiivhiclr are dif In the construction of overheard electrical dis tribution systemi telephone and telegraph lines,

andthe like; it is nece sary w m e 8 Wires" lee-ding" from the'mhpe'r part or the'pole to the gmmidatsome' dist'al'n'ce is'ettached to afi'siiitableit tobrace the polellt frequently-happens; that such guys must be placed near sidewalks, cr' in otner iaces where pede'strians areebt t6- run inte and-be injurec'i bw the wire it iii isnot prc- Guy wites ofthis type are rel ive'ly:

smamiusually nct m'ore than one-halt :an inch 5 1 in diameter, and; alters-the wire-has weathered; for'somc time; itbecmnesrdiscelmredlanci dark, and; therefore-ii; isseemwim:greatxdifiiculty..c :.-l

It is old in the prior art to provideiguards for;

guy wires, and the guardet :tlrepresentrinv'cnthan: is brcadiwamimpmvianient:upomthesemrior amt 'd'cvices;;:e1imimting'=\fr0m:-'them:-

most

scrim-defects, ga

it certains-ofi the: prior-cart am; 1 aware; a; semis-cylindrical metallic plate is. attachechtojthe guyzwirc andz uw tclwhieha it isg attached; :thmguard bein disposed iwithit l open: race;(i0iiv-xm a'xxi. ;;Av guard of gkindgaids materiaily-imenabli-ns the; guy wiret z Q ilemmw ve it; ubiectito th c it cism t a 1 its edges arerelaztively sha rpend a pedestrian runn ng iratetheri id s pt e-be ini e b ii ai line: guard: invention comprises a sub-: stantially cylindrical rigid memlger whichis slot longitudinally ;t0, permit it tqbe readily hre d d ever the s yiwirei-i le ss w aine;

t are lci w non-mems lr mid nwe q wt x n er so t y-pr sent. a sm flik tfir;

n mws iiinzth cyl n fi i e ev ei: ach nav s Qm am s a m id, d-i sec r. 1y t c he uard i wtheleur -w mm th me-1 chpr rccl to which that wire is'fastened, so that when installed-. the guard is, as rigid-123mb? y) was itself; and is cf: sutficientsi'ze tol'b readily" seen. There are jno'f I v I 'gucirdfwith whicha' pedestriari' wculdcome cc-niece shbnlcl'he' accide'nta'lly "i'iitr int'c it;- anti 1 therefore injur'y' t'c thpedestrianfis ethew-eliminated; 1 Smee'tlie pu'r'pcscci a guy wire guardz is to render thev guy :wne'. N1 'le; is l-zipparent that greater thewidtlnofi the-guard as viewed lateraliml the; greaterz .=wi1lz;be theavisibility. J; The amountwf material the =gua1fd-gsh01111-,-30f; ccurse henkept dawn; jar creesons qf geconomy; Therefore, it is essential that-the material from it, {where the guy anchor which permitsis used ,shduldbeutilizedtdthe greatest advm tage-1af fcrdingilateral visibility. Itf'is, ofcourse, also desirable-thatthegnardshallbe of such a construction as tc'faci'litateythe mountin'gc'rjremQ the am rom, t u

v a guard whichjas 'the'ilateral visibility of an all-around*=typc .pf guard, while retain n 'the' advantages of the hazlf areund type of guardinsci'ar as concerns the easepf mounting the same; Also, I provide a g ardwhich, altho'ughmminterl 1 in-themanner of a hatlf drciiiiitirpe of gu'ird, ha/sflth'e' smectha'fess' 'cf edges dithe-all -agrbnnd tyb'e,-' and-*tih-is' 'wi'thbut increa ing the amount of material as cfcriinmred tb themat'erial in theQl-l arcane of *jif' The guard of my invention spr'eferably'ccrn pcsed bf 'tl 'end'is-g's-lia ied to protect that metal frdrii-I riistinggiandpthefiesult of the com bin -aim is a;- gracefulariti sii htlygtiarcl which greatly: en'h' ces me-anpemrimceoi-the distribu n sv em-v- My inventicm t understand b'yreference :159 aicceinpaini i drawing in" which? Figure -1 1s ain eievati'bnmr crass-sectional: view of the guardattached to a -'guy'wir eand rm H Figure- 2 -1s--'-s ci cs'ssctibnaiP'i/iewtaken aldng the line E -2 of Figural, decking inthe direction" ofth'eijafrows; 'p migure s ism crosszsectionai view-taken 910m the'-1ine-"3-"--3'-0f-Flgi1re 1 looking meme direc*- tiom or the arrows, and: wimmgure 2 showing: the details at thcaiitacnirigarrangement; and

' Figure 4R isa. crcss-secticnal view taken" along tire linei of Figure I; l'ccEing .-in. tiie=directiorr oi the arrowsxm t. 1. E Referring new tothe: drawing; inmore detail, it wi'll'b'e seen me: theguarda comprisesc: cylindrical'rmember i, wliosei lcngthi is many times its diametenz 11.112318. found that in most instances: it d esii az-ble' w have the overall; lengtirv of the: guard 'spproximateim-eight ieet and; its ziiameter approximately three inches. The guwrd m ay Be ccnvenientliv? made 'cif sheet steel or ether-suitable t o l li i 'mm a shape? 1% thicknes :f'ortrixsmbk us'edfin the faibficatiorifcf e u r mariioff. p rvs mm o e I a founcithat H0516 gai 'ge m d metal is satisfec tory'. j This "t meliness pt n ,12 ives'ti erequired rigidity to; the were end, at the same timqdoes not makeitundulyf in the tlcylver sni f I e oflthe' guerci is a nl w c ksle m i e mm the m w t? 3' ieh t T cons uqt n ns mits hes em e l m s on over the guy wire after the same has lg gqen-v tached to the anchor rod 4.

Preferably the width of the slot 2 is slightly less than the diameter of the guy wire 3, so that after the jaws of the cylinder have been spread to admit the guy wire, the cylinder willclose back to its normal position and 'willlipractically encircle the guy wire; I'have found that a slot "of not more than one-half an inch width is very satisfactory. The edges of the member 1 adjacent the slot'2 are folded back upon themselvesandinternally of the cylinder 1, as shown at 5 in Figures 2 and 3, this arrangement making the edges of the" slot smooth and thereby eliminating possibility of injury by coming in contact with those edges.

The lower end of the cylindrical guard is cut away at an angle, as shown at 6, and the edges of this cut away portion are not doubled back" ,However, -si nce,.-this end of the:

pon t s l e guard practically "engages the ground. thereis no likelihoodiofa person being: injuredv bythese relatively collidewith the guard.

siniilarlyjif fdesired, theses-Jae may beicut; away atanangleas shown at.'7; ,however, this is not necessaryanddnmany instances it may.

be I advantageous eave .the upper} end of l the guard substantially sq are, lWith an eight foot a d. h rn re by'eshern j see t u ere d, and. it is therefore unnecessary hem a thi PQ Pl 'Jr o e t r yi e r 'i h att chihe o jiih guard to the anchorlrodg andzthe guy wire 3,;

I have pr d: a a i i lo lwh eh is s e y;

che t e ns e u r aee o hesuem .af lhe walls of the guard -he t.,1. ..whie

is o ed hhitsparelkl sides opposite sidesof the block 101 A yo ke 13-- is perted t zr eeiv ith ro ctin t ndsr'ofit e l is ekerin aea ce of e ardwh re i i securely attach the lower" end the anchor;rod-..- Preferably, the Aengagingnface 15 ofthe block 10 .is made arcuategso:itaccurately the-outside surconforms to the contour oithe rod and-obviously. as the nuts 14 aretightened, thexclosedqend :ofi

the U-bolt tightly? grips the.

rod betweenmitself and the .block .10. L. ;The block 10 spacesthe rod with respect to the walls of the guard so: that it,-

is located approximatelycentrally. of .the guard.

This arrangement securely-builds .the guard upon the guy rodand 'since nthatrod is invarie ably solid, the guardis solidand not subject to twisting.- or turning about its, longitudinal axis;

as are guards, attached only; toa; stranded guy.

wire suchas 3. 4

At the-upper end of the-guard {have provided p f t s 1 h W 18. re t e nd through which a U-bol l'lis projected with'its, o en endsextendingintofth nsideiof the'cylin der. ,A 'yoke,1'8 is iperiorated and threaded over e eI is-IU- be .tl h s y kee t a t g blefek wh ch eheh fe ra proximately' to the contour of th guyfwire. Nuts 20, threadedonto'the'fehds ofthe Ubolts 17,serve' to draw-the' yoke' owards fthewalls or the cylinder and thereby-grip the guy-rod 3' tightly between the yoke and those walls; 'rhe guy wire 3 is thus locatedagalinstf on ide ofthe cylindrical 1,988,667 J I": a:

. sharp "edges; evenfthough they .may

.r .zfndiq 'i d S s eb h head oiv an average person and, sh o uld they come n ent t fi t e eherc it evwillt be il to fold-back the edges of;

at the .ends ofthis block are' or as at.lleioreeeiy iau ,embracing the.

d by.nuts I4 to of he uard: to...

For convenience in installing, the yoke 18 may be provided with one circular opening 24 and with one hook-like opening 25, which embraces the two legs of the U-bolt 17. By this arrangement, when the nuts 20 are loosened, the yoke 18 may be swung around one leg of the U-bolt as an axis and out of the way of the open end of that bolt so that theguy'wire' may be placed-5 therein without completely removing the 'nuts 20 and yoke 18 from the U -bolt.

The inside diameter of the guard is sufficient to permit itto be threaded over the eyelet 21 of the anchor rod and over the clamp 22 by which the guy wire'j3 issecured, This clamp 22 may be any one of "the usual type of clamps now employed for thispurpose; and since it forms no essential part of the :present invention, need not be explained in detail herein. Since the guard is substantially a cylinder theeyelet 21 and clamp 22 are fully concealed when; disposed within it. I This arrangement also prevents tamperingwith the clamp-22 since it is inaccessible when contained in the Preferably, the guard 1, v spacing blocks, yokes and. U-bolts are all galvanized or otherwise coated with a protective metal to prevent them fIOIIlg rusting. A coating of this type also adds to their appearance and makes them; more readily visible; so that the guard can be easilyseen and avoided; 0

While I have chosen toshow my invention by, illustrating a preferred. embodiment of 1 it, I hflVBi done soby way of example only,-as-, the specific: arrangement shown may .be modified greatly. 5

What, Iconsider new and desire to have propointed'outinthe ap:-.

by-pedestrians.

within theteachings of. mysinvention.

tected by Letters Patent is pended claims. I

What is claimed is:-.-.

1; Aguard forenclosing comprisingxa tubular; sheet metalmember having inturne'dbeadedwire -cla'mpedto said rod;

edges definingalongitudinal slot therein of substantially the diameterofthe guy wire-extending substantially the entire length of said-guard,=the: endsof said tubularmember being out 01f oblique ly 'outw'ardly of said slot to provide extending por tions'overhanging the ends of saidslot; and clamp means carried by said extending portionsror clamping said the length of the guard, said obliquely cut' endportions providing for access to said clamp means interiorly ofsaid'guard.

'2.*A guard -for enclosing aguy'wire having clamped engagement with" the eye of a guy' rod,

comprisinga sheet metalmembershape'd into the form of a tubeand having its adjacent 'edgesf' defining a longitudinal'slot extending 'substari tially the entire length of said guardf'said' slot being of a width substantially'equal to the diameter or said guy wire, whereby saidguard may he slipped over said wire abovesaid'g'uy meag e; moved axially ofsaid wire into position about'the' clamped engagement of saidrod andjwiregs'aid guard tubehaving its end portions cut on obliq'l'zef ly outwardly of said slotto defineextending pore tions projecting axially outwardly fof, saidftube beyond the ends, of; said slot, ,andrclamp'means carried by said projecting. portions and secured to said rod :and wire within-the length of said: guard, the cut-away portions otsaidwguarduproe viding ready access to said clamping 'means-in-= teriorly of the periphery or said guard-from theslot-side of said guard. I

guard to said 'rod and wire-within 3. A guard for enclosing a guy rod and a guy wire clamped to said guy rod, comprising a tubular sheet metal member having a longitudinal slot therein of substantially the diameter of the guy wire, the edges defining said slot being bent inwardly of the tubular surface of said member, one end of said tubular member being formed to define a widened slot extending outwardly of said first-named slot to provide an extending portion overhanging one end of said first-named slot, and clamp means carried by said extending portion of said member for clamping the end of said member to said wire within the length of said member, said clamping means being accessible interiorly of said guard through said widened slot.

4. A guard for enclosing a guy rod and a guy wire clamped to said rod, comprising a sheet metal member of generally cylindrical form and having a longitudinal slot therein of substantially the diameter of said wire, the edges of said member defining said slot being bent inwardly of said member away from the lateral exterior surface thereof, means for clamping one end of said member to said wire, and means for clamping the opposite end of said member to said guy rod.

5. A guard for enclosing a guy rod and a guy wire clamped to said rod, comprising a tubular sheet metal member having a longitudinally extending slot therein of substantially the diameter of said wire, one end of said member being cut outwardly away from said slot to, provide a widened slot portion having an extending portion of said member overhanging the same, and means carried by said extending portion of said member for clamping said member to said wire, said clamping means being accessible interiorly of said member through the widened slot portion at the end of said longitudinally extending slot.

6. A guard for enclosing a guy rod and a guy wire clamped to said rod at the end thereof, comprising a tubular sheet metal member of an internal diameter greater than the diameter of said guy rod or said guy wire connection, said member having a longitudinal slot therein of substantially the diameter of said wire, said member being passed over said wire whereby said slot provides f or lateral entry of said wire into the interior of said member, means for clamping the upper end of said member to said guy wire, and means carried at the lower end of said member for clamping said member to said guy rod belowthe connection between said guy rod and guy wire, said last named clamping means being accessible from the slotted side of said member.

BURTON M. SMALLEY. 

